Kentucky Authors: Pi-Pm
Pickens, Harry
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- Name(s)
- Harry Pickens
- Harry C. Pickens
- Harry Cuthbert Pickens
- Date of Birth
- 1960
- Brunswick, Georgia
- Residence(s)
- Brunswick, Georgia
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Education
- Pro EFT Master Practitioner Certification
- Practitioner and Trainer Certifications in EFT and Spiritual Technology
- Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology, Flourishing Center
- Life Events
- Founder and director of Havening Louisville
- Developed workshops:
- From StageFright to Standing Ovation
- From Burnout To Bliss
- Rewire Your Brain For Inner Peace
- Creator of Emotional Empowerment For Personal Mastery
- Awards and Recognitions
- Kindred Healthcare Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award
- Regional Emmy Award for Arts and Entertainment Programming for Harry Pickens: In the Garden of Music, produced by Kentucky Educational Television (KET), 2010
- Kentucky Governor's Award for the Arts in Education, 2009
- Peacemaker Award from the Center of Conflict Resolution, 2005
- The first in the world to receive the Pro EFT Master Practitioner certification
- Employment
- Professional pianist
- Ambassador for Artistry in Education, Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts
- Special Assistant to the Provost for New Initiatives, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Jazz pianist
- Teacher
- Organizational consultant
- Civic leader
- In Tune: Lessons in Life From a Life in Music byISBN: 9781941953358Publication Date: [2016]Anecdotes, biography; 204 pages. " ... Contains a lifetime of wisdom condensed into 38 brief essays exploring creativity, purpose, music, and the keys to a meaningful life."--Page 4 of cover.
- Wiley and the Hairy Man (musical) byISBN: 9781583429167Publication Date: 2014-10-27Juvenile drama; musical. Text in English; 69 pages.
- Ear Training For the Jazz Musician: 29 Exercises in Aural Awareness byPublication Date: 1985Instruction in Aural Skills.
- In Copenhagen byPublication Date: 2007Johnny Griffin, Lockjaw Davis, tenor saxophones; Harry Pickens, piano; Curtis Lundy, bass; Kenny Washington, drums. Recorded live; July 10, 1984, Montmartre, Copenhagen.
- Passionate Ballads byPublication Date: 1999Music recording; recorded February 1998 at the University of Louisville's Jazz Week. "Classic solo jazz piano interpretations" - Container insert. Produced by Jamey D. Aebersold. Contents: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," "The Man I Love," "Misty," "The Nearness of You," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "How Deep Is the Ocean," "You Don't Know What Love Is," "Teach Me Tonight," "The Very Thought of You," "Blame It On My Youth," "My One and Only Love."
- The Shadow of Your Smile byPublication Date: 2008Audio recording, Harry Pickens, piano; Chris Fitzgerald, bass; Jason Tiemann, drums. Contents: "The Shadow of Your Smile," "Blue In Green," "For Heaven's Sake," "Fragile," "I Fall In Love Too Easily," "Once I Loved," "Peace," "Gentle Rain."
- Conversations byPublication Date: 2008Sound recording. Michael Tracy, saxophones; Harry Pickens, piano. Contents: "Where or When," "Sometime Ago," "The Wayfarer," "Ugly Beauty," "Invitation Note," "Beatrice," "Alfonsia y el Mar," "Something Songful," "Conversation With Bill," "If You Never Come to Me," "If I Could Only Hold You When You Cry," "So Wistfully Sad," "I Love Paris."
Peace and Quiet (Slow-Down) by ISBN: 9781890460136Publication Date: 2002-02-01Sound recording. "Music is a natural antidote to stress. These original piano composition are in a major key and have a perfect beat of 45-50 BPM. Play to calm, relax and de-stress the classroom." Selections composed by Harry Pickens.- Very Early byPublication Date: 1999Sound recording; Alexis Cole, voice; Harry Pickens, piano. Recorded June 20-21, 1999, Nashville, Indiana. Contents: "Gentle Rain," "Very Early," "Joy Spring," "Angel Eyes," "Blackberry Winter," "The Thrill Is Gone," "Alice in Wonderland," "Easy Living," "Nature Boy."
When I Fall in Love - Romantic Ballads by ISBN: 9781562241483Publication Date: 2015-03-01James Aebersold Jazz (Series), volume 110. Soaring melodies, stirring harmonies, and poetic lyrics defined the enchanting ballads of the last century. This historic collection, a natural progression from the popular Volume 32: Ballads, represents one dozen passionate standards from the Golden Age of song writing. Includes lyrics. Rhythm Section: Harry Pickens (Piano); Tyrone Wheeler (Bass); Jonathan Higgins (Drums). Titles: Body & Soul * I Can't Get Started * Dancing in the Dark * I Didn't Know What Time It Was * Embraceable You * I Only Have Eyes for You * I Could Write a Book * I Thought About You * Love Is Here to Stay * Someone to Watch Over Me * When I Fall in Love * Where or When.- When Lights Are Low byPublication Date: 1999New Approach to Jazz Improvisation (Series), volume 87. Tunes by Carter, transcribed for all instruments, with chord charts by Jamey Aebersold as guides for improvisation. Performers on CD: Harry Pickens, piano; Tyrone Wheeler, bass; Steve Davis, drums.
- Harry Pickens at WikipediaWikipedia is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
- "Jazz pianist Harry Pickens to headline benefit concert for Louisville Creative Center"Article in the Louisville Magazine by Selena Frye; March 28, 2011.
Pilkenton, Henry E.
- Name(s)
- Henry E. Pilkenton
- Henry Everett Pinkenton
- Date of Birth
- July 20, 1895
- Hardin County, Kentucky
- Date of Death
- November 2, 1992
- Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- Hardin County, Kentucky
- Sonora Town, Hardin County, Kentucky
- Driskill, Hardin County, Kentucky
- Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
- Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky
- Education
- Western Kentucky University
- Life Events
- Married Lela Mae Wortham, 1921; one daughter
- Drafted into the United States Military for World War I, 1918
- Awards and Recognitions
- Named Kentucky Poet Laureate, 1986
- Employment
- Principle, Lynnvale School, Hardin County, Kentucky
- Teacher, Flint Hill School
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Teacher
- Farmer
- Poet
- Basketball coach
Poets Laureate of Kentucky by Publication Date: 2004A history of Kentucky's poets laureate since 1926. Contains works by J.T. Cotton Noe, Edward Gay Hill, Louise Scott Phillips, Edwin Carlisle Litsey, Jesse Hilton Stuart, Lowell Allen Williams, Lillian D. Chaffin, Senator Tom Mobley, Agnes Todd Saffell O'Rear, Clarence "Soc" Henry Clay, Lee Pennington, Paul Salyers, Dale Faughn, Jim Wayne Miller, Henry E. Pilkenton, James H. Patton, James Still, Joy Bale Boone, Richard Lawrence Taylor, James Baker Hall and Joe Survant.
